Urban–Rural Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Cross-Sectional Analysis of 1998–2005 Data from the Centers for Disease Control's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study

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Analyzes Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to examine disparities in colorectal cancer screening rates between rural and urban U.S. populations. Table 1 compares rural and urban population characteristics, such as age, race, ethnicity, education, income, marital status, and overall health.

Allison M. Cole, J. Elizabeth Jackson, Mark Doescher

Cancer Medicine, 1(3), 350-356

12/2012

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Cancer · Chronic disease management · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data